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Amendment of section 80 of Principal Act.
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37.—Section 80 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
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“(1) Where an employee is dismissed from an employment solely or mainly because, in good faith, the employee—
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(a) notified the Board of an alleged breach of this Act,
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(b) made to the Board a report under section 83 or a voluntary report of any matter concerning the state and conduct of a scheme,
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(c) made a reference under section 38, 53, 58, 64A, 75, 76 or 77,
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(d) gave evidence in any proceedings under this Act, or
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(e) gave notice to his employer of his intention to do anything referred to in subparagraph (a), (b), (c) or (d),
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the employer shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
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(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both,
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(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.”.
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